NCT01916473

Epidural Versus Continuous Wound Ropivacaine Infusion Analgesia

Epidural Versus Continuous Wound Ropivacaine Infusion: Effect on Acute and Chronic Pain After Myomectomy or Total Abdominal Hysterectomy. A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Athens · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 25 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Study Hypothesis: The analgesic requirements and pain scores postoperatively differ between the epidural and continuous wound infusion techniques.

Detailed description

The analgesic requirements and pain scores postoperatively differ between the epidural and continuous wound infusion techniques, in patients undergoing myomectomy or hysterectomy.

Conditions

• Postoperative Analgesia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Epidural analgesia	Epidural analgesia is provided with ropvacaine 0.2% given 6 hourly
OTHER	Continuous wound infusion	Continuous wound infusion via catheter

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-04-01
• Primary completion: 2012-11-01
• Completion: 2012-11-01
• First posted: 2013-08-05
• Last updated: 2013-08-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Greece